Table 3.

Factors independently associated with depression among 385 adolescent girls living in 4 refugee settlements of northern Uganda.

Variable	All (N = 385) freq (%)	Depression		Crude PR (95% CI)	P value	Adjusted PR (95% CI)	P value
		Yes (n=) freq (%)	No (n=) freq (%)
Occupation
Working  Not working	56 (14.6) 329 (85.6)	11 (2.9) 47 (12.2)	45 (11.7) 282 (73.3)	1.4 (0.76–2.49) Reference	.293	N/A
Education
No education  Primary  Secondary and beyond	5 (1.3) 316 (82.1) 64 (16.6)	3 (0.8) 43 (11.2) 12 (3.1)	2 (0.5) 273 (70.9) 52 (13.5)	4.4 (2.04–9.51) Reference 1.4 (0.77–2.46)	<.001 .280	2.1 (0.94–4.76) Reference N/A	.070
Sex of household head
Female  Male	211 (54.8) 174 (45.2)	22 (5.7) 36 (9.4)	189 (49.1) 138 (35.8)	2.0 (1.21–3.24) Reference	.006	0.7 (0.37–1.20) Reference	.175
Relationship to household head
Parent  Relative  Husband/spouse	251 (65.2) 49 (12.73) 85 (22.1)	27 (7.0) 10 (2.6) 21 (5.5)	224 (58.2) 39 (10.1) 64 (16.6)	Reference 1.9 (0.98–3.67) 2.3 (1.37–3.84)	.057 .002	Reference 1.5 (0.78–2.84) 0.7 (0.17–2.68)	.238 .578
Pregnancy
Yes  No	131 (34.0) 254 (66.0)	36 (9.35) 22 (5.7)	95 (24.7) 232 (60.3)	3.2 (1.95–5.17) Reference	<.001	2.4 (1.00–5.94) Reference	.049
Married
Yes  No	96 (25.0) 289 (75.1)	24 (6.2) 34 (8.8)	72 (18.7) 255 (66.2)	2.1 (1.33–3.40) Reference	.002	1.3 (0.36–4.60) Reference	.689
Living with both parents
Yes  No	169 (43.9) 216 (56.1)	27 (7.0) 31 (8.1)	142 (36.9) 185 (48.1)	1.1 (0.69–1.79) Reference	.659	N/A Reference
Sexual abuse
Yes  No	20 (5.2) 365 (94.8)	9 (2.3) 49 (12.7)	11 (2.9) 316 (82.1)	3.4 (1.93–5.81) Reference	<.001	2.1 (1.19–3.76) Reference	.011
Physical abuse
Yes  No	83 (21.6) 302 (78.4)	24 (6.2) 34 (8.8)	59 (15.3) 268 (69.6)	2.6 (1.62–4.08) Reference	<.001	1.7 (1.01–2.74) Reference	.044
Alcohol consumption
Yes  No	34 (8.8) 351 (91.2)	4 (1.0) 54 (14.0)	30 (7.8) 297 (77.1)	1.3 (0.50–3.39) Reference	.582	N/A